urn:taro:utsa.00203A Guide to the Alamo Chapter of Sigma Xi records, 1974-200318 October 2009Encoded in XMetal Author by Tatina Wulzer
according to instructions in
TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions.Finding aid is in
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Descriptive Summary
Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society. Alamo Chapter.Alamo Chapter of Sigma Xi records1974-20031988-1897Materials are in English.MS 1963 linear feet (3 Boxes)University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special CollectionsSigma Xi is an international, multidisciplinary research society whose programs and activities promote the health of the scientific enterprise and honor scientific achievement. The Alamo Chapter aims to serve the entire San Antonio scientific community.The bulk of the collection consists of membership materials, meeting minutes, reports, correspondence, guidebooks and newsletters.
Historical Note

Sigma Xi was founded in 1886 to honor excellence in scientific investigation and encourage a sense of companionship and cooperation among researchers in all fields of science and engineering. Today, Sigma Xi is an international, multidisciplinary research society whose programs and activities promote the health of the scientific enterprise and honor scientific achievement. Sigma Xi publishes

American Scientist magazine, awards hundreds of grants annually to promising student researchers and sponsors a variety of programs that serve science and society. Primary programmatic interests include research ethics, science and engineering education, the public understanding of science, international research networking and the overall health of the research enterprise.

The Charter for the Alamo Chapter was signed on June 6, 1977 as the 208th Chapter of Sigma Xi, The Research Society of North America. Five institutions (Southwest Research Institute, Trinity University, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio and University of Texas at San Antonio) were the founding institutions. The intent was to form a chapter which served the entire San Antonio scientific community.

Quarterly meetings are currently sponsored by Trinity University for the general membership and is open to anyone with interest in the scientific society. Each meeting features a speaker with a current scientific topic of general interest as well as a short business meeting.

The collection spans the years 1974-2003 with the bulk dates from 1988-1997 and is made up of six series: Administrative Records, Committees, Officers, Publications, Printed Material, and Activities.

The Administrative Records series includes correspondence and notes; meeting material consisting of meeting announcements, agendas and minutes from monthly, annual and other meetings.

The Committees series includes material relating to several different committees such as the Membership committee, Grant-in-Aid committee, and Admissions comittee and the material within these subseries includes membership lists; election and ballots material; membership nomination forms, applications and revisions; and directories.

The Officers series is comprised of newsletters, articles, correspondence and memos to and from officers, various forms, officers lists, and the administrative papers of various people.

The Publications series includes Sigma Xi publications and magazines.

The Printed Material series includes handbooks for both the Alamo Chapter and national chapter of Sigma Xi and related material such as updated information, a Mac disk containing backup material, a reference guide to officers, newsletters, clippings and other booklets.

The Activities series consists of material such as booklets, programs, memos, etc. that is related to forums, banquets, lectures, and other programs sponsured by Sigma Xi.

This collection is housed at UTSA's Main Campus and must be accessed via the John Peace Library Special Collections reading room. To request access, please use the Collections Request Form.

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The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright,
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Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by Alamo Chapter of Sigma Xi at the date of
accessioning.

The records of the national organization of Sigma Xi, 1928-2003, may be found under the call number MC 246, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Acquisition Information

Received from William Batschelet and John Herbold in 2005 (Acc. 2005-032 and 2005-049).

Processing Information

Processed and encoded by Tatina Wulzer, Collections Assistant, October 2009.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Alamo Chapter of Sigma Xi records, MS 196, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.

Includes correspondence and notes; meeting material consisting of meeting announcements, agendas and minutes from monthly, annual and other meetings.

Correspondence111988-1994 and undated12Bulk mailing samples, 199213Memos, notes, receipts and correspondence, 1992 and undated141996-1997 and undated151996-1997 and undated1Meetings1Annual meetings16Centennial meeting - assorted, 1986-198817Centennial year, 1974-1978 and 198618198819-1019891111990112199111319931141994, 1992-199411519951161997117Monthly meetings, June and July 1989118Spring meeting, 1990119Alamo Chapter meeting, December 3, 1991120Alamo Chapter Spring meeting, 1992121Executive Committee and Admissions Committee meeting, September 8, 1992122Special meeting of the Alamo Chapter of Sigma Xi, November 16, 1992123Sigma Xi announcements, Spring 1993124Sigma Xi Program, 1994-1995125Spring schedule meetings, Spring 1995126Alamo Chapter meeting, September 18, 19951Reports127Audited financial statements, Treasurer's report, and report from Committee on audit review, June 30, 1989128A Recommended Action Plan For Sigma Xi/Alaska For the Improvement of Undergraduate Science Education in Alaska, An Advisory Board Report, August 1989129An Exploration of the Nature of Quality of Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering, A Report of the National Advisory Group of Sigma Xi, 1989130Annual report, 1992131Science and Public Policy: Linking Users and Producers,March 12, 1993132Annual report, 1993-1994133Report from Regional Assembly, April 1994134Account activity, January 8, 1992-Augurst 31, 1992135Proposed amendments to the bylaws, 1994-1995136Petition for chapter status, 1994-1995 and undated137Announcements, 1994-1996138Agenda of the general session of the Assembly of Delegates, March 3-5, 1995139Fiscal year budget, 1995140San Antonio Council for the Cooperation of Engineering and Scientific Societies (SACCESS), 1996-1997 and undate141San Antonio Council for the Cooperation of Engineering and Scientific Societies, 1996 and undated142Sigma Xi fact sheet, undated143-44Letterhead, undatedCommittees

Includes material relating to several different committees such as the Membership committee, Grant-in-Aid committee, and Admissions comittee and the material within these subseries includes membership lists; election and ballots material; membership nomination forms, applications and revisions; and directories.

2Sigma Xi Publications244Honor in Science,1984245A New Agenda For Science,1987246Sketches of the American Scientist,1988247Entry-Level Undergraduate Courses in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering: An Investment in Human Resources, June 21-24, 1990248One Hundred Years of Science and Technology in Texas: A Sigma Xi Centennial Volume order form, undated249Science and Mathematics Education, A Guide For Chapter and Clubs, undated2Magazines250The Mission, Vol. 18 No. 1,Spring 1991251American Scientist, January-February 19922Other Publications252All Ends Up cartoons by S. Harris, 1980253Allocating Federal Funds For Science and Technology, 1995Printed Material

Includes handbooks for both the Alamo Chapter and national chapter of Sigma Xi and related material such as updated information, a Mac disk containing backup material, a reference guide to officers, newsletters, clippings and other booklets.

Consists of material such as booklets, programs, memos, etc. that is related to forums, banquets, lectures, and other programs sponsured by Sigma Xi.

3Forums323Global Change and The Human Population, Science, Technology, and Equity,November 16-18, 1991324Ethics, Values, and the Promise of Science, February 25-26, 1993325Scientists, Educators, and National Standards, Action of the Local Level, April 14-15, 1994326Scientists, Educators and National Standards Action at the Local Level,April 14-15, 1994327Sigma Xi Forum material19953Lectures328Atlanta Centennial Lectureship, April 5, 1986329Distinguished Scinetists Lecture series, February 27, 19943Banquet330Spring Banquet, April 16, 1993331Sign in record book, 1993-19953Other activities332Science By-Mail - Boston Museum of Science, 1989333Themes in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in Alaska, 1988334Study of HIV Protease Inhibitors: An Evaluation of Anti-HIV drugs, November 8, 1994335Goland Award, 1997